Cabin air re-circ - bimmercodable?

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My recirc button turns off by itself a minute or so after I turn it on.

Anyone know if I can bimmercode that sucker to stay on?

Thanks!
 
KimB said:
My recirc button turns off by itself a minute or so after I turn it on.

Anyone know if I can bimmercode that sucker to stay on?

Thanks!
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Yea it's in there, forget exactly where but it's under the HVAC and something something recirculate memory.
 
Is that a BMW feature to always forget or something to do with the car being electric?
 
I think it’s settings- and ambient-conditions-dependent. I tend to leave it running most of the time during warm weather with the AC on, and it doesn’t normally switch off, certainly not after a minute or two. It probably has something to do with outside temperatures, to reduce the chance of condensation on the inside of the windows.
 
I had that behavior with recirculation for a while with my car, but two years later it now runs longer. I wonder if there's a "break-in" period for the system.
 
That’s so weird. Unless it’s one of the many things I recoded my very first full day with the car, mine absolutely doesn’t work that way. I got in my car for the first time since Thursday today, and recirc was still on when I started up.
 
I just checked, the only coding that refers explicitly to recirculation is this:
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But I honestly don’t remember if I changed it. I am pretty sure, however, that I changed the memory setting, to remember my last air conditioning setting.
 
Puppethead said:
I had that behavior with recirculation for a while with my car, but two years later it now runs longer. I wonder if there's a "break-in" period for the system.
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I can’t believe is brake in for AC systems or you have Ginny hiding in your AC system somewhere my AC is working the way as I’m setting without any interruptions or stoppage as ACE engines in old times was a brake in period any more now but a smart people fulling around with Bimmercode screw a factory settings as I own a I 3 for 7 years I never messed with factory setting and car works as a charm when I sold as factory design no problem with anything that’s why I’m not changing anything on SE and hopefully will work for me the same way for next 7 years.My advise is to check if a system is pressure to factory specifications bc as AC can leak on any car and all components work hard to mitt all demand’s what is your setting for AC temperature
 
KimB said:
My recirc button turns off by itself a minute or so after I turn it on.

Anyone know if I can bimmercode that sucker to stay on?

Thanks!
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I need advice if a dealer finds out you changing a setting with Bimmercode if something realy happen to a car they can void your Warranty. Need an answer?
 
This has come up before and it’s temp / humidity / air quality sensitive iirc. Definitely frustrating though.

@Rexsio they would have to prove that it broke something specific. Engine-tuning that lead to a failure would void the warranty, but just changing little preference settings like this is highly unlikely to void anything. It’s probably the last assumption the service techs would make either should something go wrong.

I’ve coded multiple BMWs and the SE and will definitely continue to do so. Bimmercode improves so much QOL stuff.
 
polyphonic said:
Well it’s just internet rando vs internet rando if the source is a forum post, but I believe Magnuson-Moss would protect us, unless the code change actually caused something to fail.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson–Moss_Warranty_Act

Side note: what is that screenshot? It looks like a print out that was torn and placed on a bed. So confused!
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Is an iPhone cover with paper to show what I want to show transfer to I pod picture about Warranty I’m so disadvantaged about new technology try to do my best way .
 
And that’s only in the rare case where they would need to program the VO. I didn’t write down all my changes, and I know BimmerCode will not apply backups over new VO software, but I expect I’ll have a pretty good recall of all the changes I made once I’m back in there.

Oh, and if they do code the VO, it’ll throw up a flag for the rear fog lamp switch, and they will try to order the correct part and replace it. So if you are going in for warranty or service on a system that might need the VO to be coded, spend the five minutes to put the old switch back in.
 
My recirc only turned off when I turned the ignition off. I would hit the button most times I got in. Bimmercode fixed that behaviour.
 
SameGuy said:
I didn’t write down all my changes, and I know BimmerCode will not apply backups over new VO software, but I expect I’ll have a pretty good recall of all the changes I made once I’m back in there.
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I refuse to take an unproven memory-aid pill (eg. Prevagen or Neuvira), so if I was to use the potentially dangerous (well, inconvenience-causing) Bimmercode, I'd rigorously keep a log of the changes I made and how I made them. Then, if I need to revisit those Bimmercode changes in 6 or 7 years, the log would prevent the loss of hair caused by scratching my head too hard.
 
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